A review by thinde
A God in Chains by Matthew Hughes

3.0

I don't mind a classic amnesia trope. It serves as a great excuse to review the basics of a new world without exposition dumps. In this case, the subject of the mind wipe seems strangely calm about the whole experience... a fact that is explained later. This leads the reader to be a little detached from the story. I did enjoy the idea of deducing what sort of person you are from your reflexive actions.

The magic system was largely left on the shelf for most of the tale but by the end, I was very impressed. It had a cohesive and mostly understandable structure.

However, on the whole, I found the story to be pretty forgettable. The writing was high quality but it was missing an essential emotional spark.